How to clear the Firefox cache

Today, we'll look at several methods that allow you to clear the Firefox cache . Also, I'll tell you why and why it is necessary to perform this operation. You will see how easy and useful it is to periodically clean the cache in your browser. Provided that everything happens in a matter of seconds.

Description

First of all, it's worth to find out what the cache (or cache) is. Cache is a special internal storage for your browser. It stores temporary files that have been downloaded from the portals. For example, a recently watched video or an auditioned audio track. The main purpose of this storage is to speed up the browser. Let's say that you have a slow connection to the Internet, then you can preload the video file, which will enter the cache memory. You can arbitrarily adjust the retentive size of the temporary storage. Next, you'll learn how to clear the cache in Firefox.

Instructions

Clearing the cache can easily be done using the standard tools of the program itself. In this case we are talking about the Firefox browser. Here you first need to go to the log of the visited sites and remove the temporary storage from there. Below I describe this process in more detail.

• Open the browser and click the program icon in the upper left corner.
• On the right side of the context menu, you will find the "Journal" tab. Click on it.
• Select Clear Recent History.
• Next, a new window appears with the choice of operations and the time interval. You need to tick the box next to "Cash" and in the "Clear" parameter set it for all time (All).
• Click the "Clear Now" button.

Additional Information

You can always use the hotkeys. So, for example, you can skip the second and third steps in the previously stated instructions, and press the keyboard combination of keys CTRL + SHIFT + DEL. Choose the time interval you need, depending on the situation. Remember, if you clear the Firefox cache with the "All" option, then all history of browsed sites and content will be deleted. This means that the program will have to reload all the page elements that you will visit. In the Mozilla Firefox browser, you can clear the cache through settings, but there is no difference between these methods.

Why do this?

Beginners may have a completely logical question: "Why do this at all?" The fact is that if you do not periodically release the temporary storage, it will overflow. As a result, unnecessary information will be stored on the hard disk, and it will be more difficult for the browser to navigate in a large number of files. All this leads to disastrous results. To avoid this, simply clear the Firefox cache. You can configure the browser to automatically delete the cache when a certain amount of memory is reached. This helps to save you from unnecessary hassle. Alternatively, you can use alternative methods to delete the cache. But they require the installation of third-party software. Such programs have advanced functionality where you can delete files from temporary storage simultaneously in several browsers.

Conclusion

As you could make sure, you can clean up the Firefox cache easily and quickly. If you very often use the Internet, in particular the Firefox program, then daily removal of the stored memory is simply necessary for your browser.